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Cyber

U.S. ‘Falling Short’ Of Cyber Security Potential, Says Draft Report To Trump

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017

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U.S. ‘Falling Short’ Of Cyber Security Potential, Says Draft Report To Trump

The United States is failing to take full advantage of its collective capabilities to defend the nation against cyber threats due to a lack or organization between the private and federal sectors, says a draft report by a presidential advisory council.“The President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) believes the Federal Government and private sector collectively have the tremendous cyber capabilities and resources needed to defend critical private systems from aggressive cyber attacks—provided they are properly organized, harnessed, and focused,” says…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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